RtD: LotMD Turn 24: Surprise!

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In-game name: Code 57
Name: [][][][]
HP: 70
MP: ?/?
Lives: 2
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Inventory:
Basic Suit: Standard suit, upgradeable.
 Internal Device - Defense (x1): Adds 1 to DEF rolls. (Total: +1 DEF)
 Artificial Muscle (x3): Adds 1 to ATK rolls. (Total: +3 ATK)
 ??? (x1): ??? [seems to be mana-related]
Lg. Medikit (x1): Heals for 80 HP when used.
Knife: Melee weapon.
Machine Gun: Rapid Fire Shelled Weapon (95/100)

Status: Out of Battle - Battle Imminent
Location: Wasteland - Unfinished Tower - Train Depot

Aw. I guess they predicted that I would try and steal them... So much for being a kleptomaniac.

...

Why do I have the feeling that I'm being watched?

Analyze the unknown component. If that fails, prepare for STRIFE.

Come out now. I know you're there. Stop hiding.

[Ex-Rumia]

Punch. AGAIN.

(Snipeheart: 3 vs 1)
Rushing in at the massive dragon, you send a powerful punch at the dragon's mid-section. While there isn't a large explosion, your punch sends the dragon skidding back a few feet. (-10 HP to boss)

(Shuāng: 1 vs 6)

Shifting her arm into a large cylinder-shaped cannon, Shuāng takes aim at the dragon, before firing off a thin but constant beam. The beam looks to impact against the dragon's hide. The dragon's mouth then opens, spraying off a mass of water needles and ice shards at both her and Snipe. Unable to bring up a barrier in time, Shuāng is blasted back. With a bit more time to react you dodge a good portion of the attack. (-50 HP to ally. -20 HP to player)

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BOSS BATTLE
Name: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ
HP: 160/170
MP: ???/???
Special:
Large: +1 to Attack and Defense Rolls
Magic: Water element MAGIC

In-game name: SnipeHeart
Name: SnipeHeart
HP: 65/100
Lives: 2
Inventory:
Basic Suit
Laser Pistol: 47/50
Regen x1: Recover 5 HP per turn
Status: Boss Battle: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ
Ailment: None
Location: Cold Storage - Dragon Holding Room
Ally:
HP: 80/130
MP: 10/50
Ally Status: Out of combat - 1 turn(s) remaining

Analyze the unknown component. If that fails, prepare for STRIFE.

Despite going over your memory and examining the device further, the grey orb in your hand remains just as mysterious as when you found it. (Scan failed)

The screech of something sharp running across the metal tiles of the train depot gains your attention. The figure making it's way toward you looks to be wearing a suit exactly like your own, the only thing that is off about them, is the giant scythe they are carrying, and the massive hole in their chest which seems to be giving off a grey glow, similar to the unidentified item you obtained earlier. The being gives you a grin, before hefting the large scythe.

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BOSS BATTLE
Name: Reaper Valkar
HP: 100/100
MP: ??/??
Special:
Armored - Takes less Damage from physical attacks
Combat Adept - +1 to all combat rolls

In-game name: Code 57
Name: [][][][]
HP: 70
MP: ?/?
Lives: 2
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Inventory:
Basic Suit: Standard suit, upgradeable.
Internal Device - Defense (x1): Adds 1 to DEF rolls. (Total: +1 DEF)
Artificial Muscle (x3): Adds 1 to ATK rolls. (Total: +3 ATK)
??? (x1): ??? [seems to be mana-related]
Lg. Medikit (x1): Heals for 80 HP when used.
Knife: Melee weapon.
Machine Gun: Rapid Fire Shelled Weapon (95/100)

Status: In Battle - Reaper Valker
Location: Wasteland - Unfinished Tower - Train Depot

Stunned

(Fatal Error: N/A vs N/A)
No Action

(Huǒ: 4 vs N/A)
Ally Attack: Flame Wheel

Huǒ Charges forward with a red aura surrounding her, before curling into a flaming ball to crash against the Mecha Viper's tail injury, releasing a plume of flames upon impact. (-20 HP to Boss)

Both The Mecha Viper and Fatal Error can move again.

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BOSS BATTLE
Enemy: Mecha Viper
HP: 80/130
MP: ???/???
Special:
Hardened Skin - +2 to Defense Rolls
Status: On Land

In-game name: Fatal error
Name: Dualer
HP: 15/110 *DANGER*
Lives: 2
Ailment: None
Inventory: Basic Suit, Vibro-Blade, HP Enhancer (x1), Chaser Blade
Status: In Battle - Mecha Viper
Location: Geothermal Plant - Magma Viper's Nest
Ally: Huǒ
HP: 100/160
MP: 30/50

Encounter Meter:
SnipeHeart: In Battle
Code 57: In Battle
Fatal Error: In Battle

GM Notes: Yeah... that body is being put to good use... kinda... Oh come on, like you didn't expect someone to come back from the dead! I regret nothing!

[Halico]

In-game name: Fatal error
Name: Dualer
HP: 15/110
Lives: 2
Inventory: Basic Suit, Vibro-Blade, HP Enhancer (x1), Chaser Blade
Status: In Battle - Magma Viper?
Location: Geothermal Plant - Magma Viper's Nest
Ally: Huǒ
HP: 100/160
MP: 30/50

Attempt to recover(heal) by staying still.
(because you know the character is about to die =V)

[[][][][]]

In-game name: Code 57
Name: [][][][]
HP: 70
MP: ?/?
Lives: 2
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Inventory:
Basic Suit: Standard suit, upgradeable.
 Internal Device - Defense (x1): Adds 1 to DEF rolls. (Total: +1 DEF)
 Artificial Muscle (x3): Adds 1 to ATK rolls. (Total: +3 ATK)
 ??? (x1): ??? [seems to be mana-related]
Lg. Medikit (x1): Heals for 80 HP when used.
Knife: Melee weapon.
Machine Gun: Rapid Fire Shelled Weapon (95/100)

Status: In Battle - BOSS: Reaper Valkar 100/100 HP
Location: Wasteland - Unfinished Tower - Train Depot

Aw hell naw!
This one...

It's another test subject! But I really don't feel it... It seems like it's a mere puppet...
Wait a minute... he seems to be a test for the unknown component!
Use the unknown component.

[SnipeHeart]

In-game name: SnipeHeart
Name: SnipeHeart
HP: 65/100
Lives: 2
Inventory:
Basic Suit
Laser Pistol: 47/50
Regen x1: Recover 5 HP per turn
Status: Boss Battle: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ
Ailment: None
Location: Cold Storage - Dragon Holding Room
Ally:
HP: 80/130
MP: 10/50
Ally Status: Out of combat - 1 turn(s) remaining

Punch.

[Ex-Rumia]

Attempt to recover(heal) by staying still.

Focusing on your wounds, you feel a burning sensation. At first you'd attribute it to all the lava around you heating the place up, but its actually the nano-machines within the suit quickly knitting together the most serious of your wounds and breaks. (+40 HP, Nano-machines exhausted.)

(Mecha Viper: 5 vs 6 and 4|Ally|)
The large drake closes in both of you, giving off its falsely organic roar. The magma swirls about its form, creating a large churning wall of the super heated melting rock to fly forward. You both manage to dodge the deadly wall of lava by rolling to the left and right respectively, but only from your position can you see the viper swinging its tail forward, allowing you to dodge it. Huǒ isn't so lucky, the massive tail crashes against her torso with the force of a small car, blasting her back. (-20 HP to Ally)

Remove the Bosses Armor.

(Huǒ: 5 vs 2+2=4)
"I'm sick and tired of this shit! JUST DIE ALREADY!" After picking herself up and rubbing at her aching chest, Huǒ's right arm seems to shift and reconfigure from the shoulder down. Almost instantly, the barrel of a large flamethrower has replaced her lower arm, a single large fuel tank takes up the upper portion of her arm. At the tip, and growing steadily larger is a ball of swirling flames. Now at the size of a large van, she sends it hurtling through the air, to impact against the Mecha with explosive results.

The false skin has been blown away by the initial explosion, leaving it even more vulnerable to attack. The blast from the explosion causes it to skid across the ground, causing all sorts of damage to metal plating now exposed, but it still has some fight left in it, if the roar of anger is any indication. (Boss Status loss: Hardened Skin, -10 HP to Boss, Ally MP depleated)

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BOSS BATTLE
Enemy: Mecha Viper
HP: 70/130
MP: ???/???
Special:
Removed
Status: On Land

In-game name: Fatal error
Name: Dualer
HP: 55/110
Lives: 2
Ailment: None
Inventory: Basic Suit, Vibro-Blade, HP Enhancer (x1), Chaser Blade
Status: In Battle - Mecha Viper
Location: Geothermal Plant - Magma Viper's Nest
Ally: Huǒ
HP: 80/160
MP: 0/50

Use the unknown component.

(Code 57: 2 vs 1+1=2)
The grey orb gives no indication that it has been used correctly, however you feel that it's just brimming with power somehow. Whatever it does though, it doesn't seem like you're able to use it at the moment. Valkar seemed to have waited to see what you'd do before acting himself. (Item Use failed)

(Reaper Valkar: 2+1=3 vs 4+1=5)
Taking you pulling out the orb as the start of battle, Valkar rushes forward, the scythe blade singing as it cuts through the air. Thankfully, as you saw it coming you're able to dodge the attack, and lash out with the knife at his arm, scoring a small slash against the armor that has gone deep enough to draw a bit of blood. (-5 HP to boss)

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BOSS BATTLE
Name: Reaper Valkar
HP: 95/100
MP: ??/??
Special:
Armored - Takes less Damage from physical attacks
Combat Adept - +1 to all combat rolls

In-game name: Code 57
Name: [][][][]
HP: 70
MP: ?/?
Lives: 2
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Inventory:
Basic Suit: Standard suit, upgradeable.
Internal Device - Defense (x1): Adds 1 to DEF rolls. (Total: +1 DEF)
Artificial Muscle (x3): Adds 1 to ATK rolls. (Total: +3 ATK)
??? (x1): ??? [seems to be mana-related]
Lg. Medikit (x1): Heals for 80 HP when used.
Knife: Melee weapon.
Machine Gun: Rapid Fire Shelled Weapon (95/100)

Status: In Battle - Reaper Valker
Location: Wasteland - Unfinished Tower - Train Depot

Punch.

(SnipeHeart: 5 vs 6+1=7)
Shaking off the effects of the last magical attack you charge in with bullheaded determination, ready to unleash another explosive punch on the possessed dragon. Your punch connects... with a watery barrier, that forces you back. (No damage)

(Shuǐ: 6+1=7 vs 6 and N/A)
The barrier of water, as well as the wet spots all about the room seem to become bigger and bigger, as more water is pulled from the pipes about the ceiling, drenching the room. The water level quickly grows to neck level, before going over it and approaching dangerous levels. As the water level reaches near ceiling height, the increase suddenly stops, before the dragon seemingly disappears into the murky depths. (Battlefield changed, Boss gained Special: Aquatic Foe - +1 to all rolls when underwater. Boss MP depleted, Player and Ally gained Ailment: Underwater - -1 to all rolls)

(Shuāng: N/A)
Shuāng returns to battle next turn.

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BOSS BATTLE
Name: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ
HP: 160/170
MP: 0/???
Special:
Aquatic Foe - +1 to all rolls when underwater
Large: +1 to Attack and Defense Rolls
Magic: Water element MAGIC

In-game name: SnipeHeart
Name: SnipeHeart
HP: 70/100
Lives: 2
Inventory:
Basic Suit
Laser Pistol: 47/50
Regen x1: Recover 5 HP per turn
Status: Boss Battle: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ
Ailment: Underwater - -1 to all rolls
Location: Cold Storage - Dragon Holding Room
Battlefield: Underwater
Ally:
HP: 80/130
MP: 20/50
Ally Ailement: Underwater - -1 to all rolls

GM Notes: Battlefields only come about when things get out of hand, like above. What the battlefield will be and how it will effect you will obviously differ in every situation. Emergency Nan-machines can be used by anyone, but only once per battle, after that you're on your own. How much they heal depends on your roll.

Also, if this wasn't obvious before, those with Allies can give them suggestions. If they follow them or ignore them is up to chance though. With that being said... Snipe, I hate your luck. GM Notes End

[Halico]

In-game name: Fatal error
Name: Dualer
HP: 55/110
Lives: 2
Ailment: None
Inventory: Basic Suit, Vibro-Blade, HP Enhancer (x1), Chaser Blade
Status: In Battle - Mecha Viper
Location: Geothermal Plant - Magma Viper's Nest
Ally: Huǒ
HP: 80/160
MP: 0/50

Use one of the weapons(or both) to attack magma viper's exposed damaged parts.

[SnipeHeart]

In-game name: SnipeHeart
Name: SnipeHeart
HP: 70/100
Lives: 2
Inventory:
Basic Suit
Laser Pistol: 47/50
Regen x1: Recover 5 HP per turn
Status: Boss Battle: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ
Ailment: Underwater - -1 to all rolls
Location: Cold Storage - Dragon Holding Room
Battlefield: Underwater
Ally:
HP: 80/130
MP: 20/50
Ally Ailement: Underwater - -1 to all rolls

Laser the ceiling / wall (Whatever's closest and reachable) and attempt to crawl out to escape the water.

[[][][][]]

In-game name: Code 57
Name: [][][][]
HP: 70
MP: ?/?
Lives: 2
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Inventory:
Basic Suit: Standard suit, upgradeable.
 Internal Device - Defense (x1): Adds 1 to DEF rolls. (Total: +1 DEF)
 Artificial Muscle (x3): Adds 1 to ATK rolls. (Total: +3 ATK)
 ??? (x1): ??? [seems to be mana-related]
Lg. Medikit (x1): Heals for 80 HP when used.
Knife: Melee weapon.
Machine Gun: Rapid Fire Shelled Weapon (95/100)

Status: In Battle - BOSS: Reaper Valkar 100/100 HP
Location: Wasteland - Unfinished Tower - Train Depot

Got to keep myself away from his line of attack!
Stay away from him and try to use the orb again!

[Ex-Rumia]

Use one of the weapons(or both) to attack magma viper's exposed damaged parts.

(5 Vs 3 and 5 Vs 1)
Charging in with both the Chaser and Vibro blades in hand, the coiling mechanical body of the viper goes to cover its exposed side, unfortunately, you reach it before it can do so, plunging the chaser blade into sensitive electronics. (-20 HP to boss) Using the hold made by the chaser blade, you stab forward with the Vibro blade, passing through the plating to stab into what looks to be channeling electricity through the massive beast. (-50 HP to boss) It gives off another of its false roars as it is engulfed by a series of smaller explosions, sending its metal plating flying every which way or dropping from it as it falls over with a massive thud.

A few moments later, both you and Huǒ have gathered near the ruins of the Mecha Viper. "That... was so fucking... argh." Taking a seat on the smoldering ruins of the Mecha Viper, Huǒ sighs in relief. "Never doing that again, that was horrible. Anyway... That was pretty much the only big thing around here." Getting up off the wreckage to spot two sphere-like objects underneath one of the metal plates. "Huh... another core." She throws them both to Fatal Error. "Plug those into the suit, you'll thank me later for it." (Gained Fire Core and Capacitor)

Suddenly the Basic suit takes on a fiery red and orange motif, similar to Huǒ's own suit. (Learned MAGIC: Flame Wheel, Basic Suit is now Fire Suit and Fully Recovered)

"With that... where should we go now?"

In-game name: Fatal error
Name: Dualer
HP: 110/110
MP: 30/30
Magic: Flame Wheel: Fires off a wheel of solid flames 10 MP
Lives: 3 (Extra Life Awarded)
Ailment: None
Inventory: Fire Suit, Vibro-Blade, HP Enhancer (x1), Chaser Blade, Capacitor (x1)
Status: Normal, Emergency Nanobots recharged.
Advantages: Heat resistant - Take less damage from heat-based attacks.
Disadvantages: Water Shy - Take increased damage from water and ice based attacks, and being submerged in water will cause damage over time.
Location: Geothermal Plant - Magma Viper's Nest
Ally: Huǒ
HP: 160/160
MP: 50/50

Laser the ceiling / wall (Whatever's closest and reachable) and attempt to crawl out to escape the water.

Aiming laser at the wall and pulling the trigger, you are slightly surprised that it still works. However, the hole made is nowhere near large enough for you to fit through. (-1 to Laser Ammo)

(Shuǐ: 2+2=4 Vs 4-1=3 and 6-1=5)
A large shape in the water alerts you both as it's moving toward you at high speed. Flowing through the water with more elegance then a thing that ugly should have, it brings its large claws up to slash through you both, only to be stopped dead in its tracks by a barrier of ice. (No damage)

(Shuāng: 6-1=5 vs 1+2=3)
Taking advantage of the massive barrier of ice, Shuāng extends icy spikes to pierce into the dragons leathery hide, before launching it at the wall where you made the hole, causing cracks to spiderweb out from the impact. (-20 HP to boss, Water is escaping from the cracks. Turns until water is low enough to walk: 6)

In-game name: SnipeHeart
Name: SnipeHeart
HP: 75/100
Lives: 2
Inventory:
Basic Suit
Laser Pistol: 46/50
Regen x1: Recover 5 HP per turn
Status: Boss Battle: Undead Dragon - Shuǐ, Emergency Nanobots standing by
Ailment: Underwater - -1 to all rolls
Location: Cold Storage - Dragon Holding Room
Battlefield: Underwater, Turns until water is low enough to walk: 6
Ally: Shuāng
HP: 80/130
MP: 10/50
Ally Ailement: Underwater - -1 to all rolls

Stay away from him and try to use the orb again!

The orb shines with a grayish-white light reacting to your emotions. You can feel power coursing through you. The suit you're wearing gains a grey an steel-blue motif, similar to the one Valkar is sporting. (Gained MAGIC: Metal, Learned Iron Spike: Extends a metal spike from a surface. Basic Suit is now Metal Suit)

(Reaper Valkar: 4+1 vs 4+1)
Charging in with his scythe Valkar goes for a decapitating slash, only to find air as you duck under it. Your counter attack with the knife finds itself blocked by the spinning blade of Valker's scythe. Locking you both in a stalemate. (No Damage)

In-game name: Code 57
Name: [][][][]
HP: 70/100
MP: 20/20
Lives: 2
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Inventory:
Metal Suit: Suit made when one absorbs the metal core, gives MAGIC.
Internal Device - Defense (x1): Adds 1 to DEF rolls. (Total: +1 DEF)
Artificial Muscle (x3): Adds 1 to ATK rolls. (Total: +3 ATK)
Metal Core (x1): Experimental Core, gives Metal MAGIC.
Lg. Medikit (x1): Heals for 80 HP when used.
Knife: Melee weapon.
Machine Gun: Rapid Fire Shelled Weapon (95/100)
Magic: Iron Spike: Extends a metal spike from a surface
Advantages: Steel Skin - Take less damage from physical attacks
Disadvantages: Conductive - Take increased damage from electric and heat based attacks, in addition areas with high electromagnetic activity will cause all rolls to lower.
Status: In Battle - Reaper Valker
Location: Wasteland - Unfinished Tower - Train Depot

GM Notes: And finally... the moment I've been waiting for since the beginning. Two players now have access to MAGIC, which are powerful enhancements of a technomagic origin. Each comes with its own advantages and disadvantages, but later you'll find more and be able to switch between or even combine them. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. MAGIC also has a very low fail rate, since rolls for them don't go below three. GM NOTES END